The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 535 Sweeping Like a Rolling Mat ([-])
With the scattered formation of the main ships of the Soochow Navy, the Han warships that had been waiting for a long time not far upstream began to attack outside the gorge.

The first ones rushed out were more than a hundred narrow and long ships, which were different from the square sails of traditional Chinese sailing ships, but strange-shaped ships with triangular sails.

This is of course a certain improvement made by the Han navy after learning the experience of the Roman and Persian navies.

Such a narrow and long dhow, the bow of the ship is wrapped with iron sheets, and at the very front is an extremely long iron ram.In addition to the sharp spearhead, the ram has barbs on the back.The soldiers of the Han army named him "Nie Zheng"!
These more than 100 medium-sized Nie Zheng rushed out of the gorge at a very high speed.Although the Soochow warship, which was busy evading the fire boat downstream, had lost its unified command at this time.However, when the ships saw that the Han army had finally stopped launching flimsy fireboats and dispatched relatively decent "battleships", they all let out a sigh of relief, and under the command of their respective captains, began to Throw petrol bombs at enemy battleships.

"Vertical flag, order all ships to move closer to me and reorganize the battle line. Han's navy is definitely not that big... ouch!"

Just as Zhang Zheng was delivering the order, a ship of Nie Zheng came galloping at high speed.It crashed straight into Zhang Zheng's flying cloud.

When Nie Zheng of the Han army bumped into Feiyun, Feiyun's bow had not yet turned completely to face the mouth of the gorge.Therefore, the ramming angle of this Nie Zheng was straight into Feiyun's midship.

Compared with Fei Yun, Nie Zheng's head is much smaller.So the place where the angle of impact enters is below the deck of Feiyun.Under the violent impact, Nie Zheng's bow was already in pieces.Although the Han soldiers on Nie Zheng's boat had already prepared for the impact, they were knocked out of their seats... and what about the huge flying cloud?It just shook violently.

However, one Nie Zheng has no obvious effect on shaking you, what about the two?What about three?
Feiyun is really too big.Such a huge ship cannot be moved by the sails of this era, and it must be equipped with nearly a thousand oarsmen.It is also very difficult to turn in the inland waterway.When Wu Jun's fleet had to disperse to avoid it because of the fire boat.A cumbersome super giant ship like Feiyun lost the protection of ordinary warships.

And his size is so conspicuous, for the commander of the Han army, if he doesn't hit you, who will he hit?

"Bang bang bang..." A Nie Zheng collided, and soon more Nie Zhengs collided under the command of their respective captains.Feiyun is like a shambling beast, there is no way to hide, no way to avoid it.He could only rely on his huge body to bear all this helplessly.

"Throw petrol bombs! Throw them on the deck!"

In a short period of time, seven Nie Zheng ships successfully collided with Feiyun.The captains of these seven warships all issued the same order at the same time.Immediately, hundreds of kerosene bombs flew into the air, some were thrown onto the deck, and some hit the hull of the ship.

"Don't panic! They can't do anything to us!" Zhang Zheng yelled hoarsely on the podium: "It's the racket! Slap all these flies to death! The helmsman and oarsman continue to steer me. Be sure to use the bow as soon as possible. Fight against the enemy! Let the flag soldiers, speed up the order, and let the other battleships move closer to this ship! The soldiers of the first school are ready, if the pole is not done well, they will jump to fight! The soldiers of the third song, organize to put out the fire!"

The soldiers on the Feiyun ship quickly carried out Zhang Zheng's order.The huge racket began to adjust its angle, ready to rotate directly above Nie Zheng's boat.Then use the principle of leverage to slap the flies that are tightly wrapped around the boat into powder.

"Hey! Wu Gou's reaction is quick! Hurry up, throw the kerosene bomb again. Then retreat to the small boat at the stern!"

The reason why a sailboat needs to hang its sails is to free the oarsmen while pursuing speed.Therefore, there were very few people on Nie Zheng's boat, and three or two ordinary boats would be enough to retreat.Most of them had successfully retreated before their ships were successively smashed into pieces by Feiyun's huge racket.

Even if a giant ship like Feiyun was hit seven or eight times and attacked by hundreds of kerosene bombs, there was still no danger of the ship disintegrating or being burned.But for an assassination ship like Nie Zheng, for ordinary Soochow warships, it was something that could actually threaten their own survival.

Therefore, after the charge of more than 100 Nie Zheng ships, many fighting ships in Soochow have begun to burn and disintegrate.

What's more terrible is that at this time, due to the miniaturization of trebuchet technology, Soochow's ships have a lot of kerosene bombs.

There are very few battleships, and the place where Nie Zheng hit happened to be the deadly fuel storage place.After being ignited by the opponent's kerosene bomb, violent explosions occurred one after another!

The sun was sinking further west, and the sky was getting dark.But this section of the Yangtze River boiled and burned.

"General Zuo! Our ship has turned around!"

"Good! Order... um? What are the two sons going to do?!"

When Feiyun was attacked by Nie Zheng, the two Gaihai ships with more luxurious exteriors attracted more Nie Zheng.At this time, there were also multiple fires, and multiple fires on the hull.

It is different from Zhang Zheng's methodical command of soldiers to fight and put out fires.For the two sons of the Lu family, their first battle was too shocking.It is really too heavy for them to bear!

Since noon, they have been fighting against the suicide fireboats put down by the Han army along the river.By dusk, the brothers were already exhausted.As a result, at this time, the dhows of the Han army were like wild dogs, clenching their mouths tightly!
In the shouts and screams of tens of thousands of soldiers, in the sparks flying in the sky, and in the violent sound of explosions from time to time.The entire Yangtze River is full of raging flames, reflected in the river water.Brothers Lu Yan and Lu Jing felt that their eyes were blood red.

Then, the two brothers unanimously gave the same order: turn!Not the bow against the enemy, but the stern against the enemy!

As the sons of Lu Kang, these two brothers are loyal ministers of Soochow's death festival in the historical plane.Therefore, what the two brothers did at this time was not to run away, but to withdraw the fleet a little bit.Then in a relatively quiet water area, regroup.

This kind of behavior is very normal, and it is very in line with the mentality of the inexperienced generals who have just entered the battlefield: when many people in later generations just started playing games such as An Rong's "Three Kingdoms" series, they were not all princes who liked to pick corners. A solid rear, and then fight the world without worry?It is because it is difficult for novices to take care of all aspects.Directly select the original princes who can not only develop internal affairs, but also expand in all directions at the same time, they are veterans and masters!
As novices, the Lu family brothers did not have the ability to direct the battle while directing the steering of the ships and the adjustment of the fleet.So at this time, they instinctively want to retreat one after another, and then come forward to fight again after the formation is clear.

But they didn't think about it: why did a general like Zhang Zheng insist on turning in the sea of ​​fire instead of retreating?Because once this place is withdrawn, isn't the broad river surface shared by the Han army and the Wu army?The numerical advantage of the Han army can be fully utilized!

Besides, if you want to retreat for a while and find a clean place to regroup, this kind of wish is simply impossible!

The river is flowing, and those suicide fireboats that were reduced to sampan shapes in the afternoon are also going down the river at this time.It can be said that on this night, at least dozens of kilometers of the Yangtze River, at the moment is full of bright fire!
Moreover, with such a good line of sight, a super giant ship like you turns around and retreats... What will other Soochow captains and sailors think when they see it?

Soon, other battleship captains also began to direct their own ships to turn, facing the enemy with their sterns.Their purpose is much simpler: to escape downstream.

"These two sons!" Seeing the behavior of the two young masters of the Lu family, Zhang Zheng was so angry that he jumped his feet: "Lu Boyan broke the big-eared thief, and Lu Youjie took Xiling, what a prestige! They actually raised two scum who ran away !"

However, even the two sons of the Lu family did not make such a stupid move.In fact, there is no possibility of reversing the situation of the war.

After Nie Zheng's ships were almost all anchored on various ships of Soochow.Sitting on the top of the mountain, Wang Jun stretched out a finger to test the wind direction: "Well, very good, in winter, the northwest wind should blow!"

After saying this, Wang Jun said to the messengers around him: "Raise the Kongming lanterns and order all our large ships to go out to attack the mouth of the gorge! After rushing out of the mouth of the gorge, there is no need to swing the ship sideways and use the trebuchet. Instead Facing the enemy at the bow, form a tight formation, and squeeze all the enemy ships into the sea of ​​fire! Wugou's navy is over!"

(End of this chapter)